Biography
What is the name of the theater Shakespeare built?
The Globe Theater
Who took over after Queen Elizabeth?
King James
Name the three types of plays Shakespeare wrote.
Comedy, tragedy, history
Where were the cheapest seats in the house?
Standing room in the yard in front of the stage
Doth
Does
When was Shakespeare born? (year)
1564
Who was the Queen of England from 1558-1603?
Queen Elizabeth
How many lines make up a sonnet?
14
How many woman actors were allowed to act in Shakespeare's plays?
Zero
Adieu
Farewell
What town did Shakespeare grow up in?
Stratford
What was the main religion during Queen Elizabeth's reign?
Protestant
How many syllables in a line of Iambic Pentameter
How many stories high was the Globe Theatre?
3
'Twas
It was
What is the name of Shakespeare's wife?
Anne Hathaway
What was the name of the plague that broke out during Queen Elizabeth's reign?
The Black Death
What is the name of the pattern Shakespeare uses to write his sonnets?
Iambic pentameter
Which theatre could accommodate the biggest audience?
1. The Globe Theatre
2. The Capitol Theatre (Sydney)
The Globe Theatre (3000)
The Capitol Theatre (2094)
Oft
What were the names of Shakespeare's Children?
Hamnet, Judith, Susanna
What is the great chain of being?
The chain represents a strict order of existence, with God at the top, followed by angels, humans, animals, plants
Which play name is it considered "taboo" to speak aloud in theatre - instead referred to as "that Scottish play"?
Macbeth
When did the Globe theatre first burn down?
1613
Prithee
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